Blank cutting and creasing machine



June 18, 1935. L. wlsMER I BLANK CUTTING AND CREASING MACHINE Filed Jan. 5, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet l N) Ll fiwaoq M L'smer' June 18, 1935. w s 2,005,064

BLANK CUTTING AND CREASING MACHINE Fi led Jan. 5, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet? fiL L 3 Sheets-Sheets L. WISMER Filed Jan. 5, 1932 I I I BLANK CUTTING AND CREASING MACHINE June 18, 1935.

IV/TA/ESS: /xm.

" 35 'ciittingaridpreasing shafts;

Patented June 18, 1935 it r UNITED TES iPeAfTiENT e' I L 2,005,0 4 i v "BLANKCUTIING 'ANDl CREAS ING MACHINE Linwood Wismer, "-Audubom N. 'J., -assignr to .rhouisiwolf Howard A. Wolf, and EliasvWolf, t copartnersfldoingbusiness as National :Metal -:Edge Box Company, Philadelphia, Pa. -App'liication January 5; 1932; "Serial -No. 584,762 I 1 7;Claims. (01.164-62) v v, "Ihisfinvention'relates toaf blankciittingand "engages the turned endofa shaft IG, the oppocreasing'ma'chine an'd 'more' specifically to a'masite turned end of which engages afca'm l8 "chine in" which"a-"large blank "maybe cut by "mounted on a continuouslywotatingshaft:20. rectangular intersecting cutsrinto'smallerblanks 1 Normally, the operator-who is feeding the blanks *5 whieh'arefurther creased-inthedesired fashion. will press a 'blank towards the "first "rollers. *5

-Inblahkcuttingand crea-singma'chines here- '-Movement 'in' that directionfhowev'er; willbe toforedriuseit *has'b'een'customary to move the Iimited by the stop lll until the properftime "large blank' ensheet in one direction creasing occurs for insertion of the "blank between the l and'cutting*a portion of 'thesheet and thererollers. At this time the cam'l8 rocks the stop v "10 'aft'er movingthe cutand creasedportions at if!!! downwardly so that the blank may be moved 10 "right{ angles "to" theoriginardireetion of feed inwardly. tombtfonly"creasebut also cut the'blank into "Power isdeliverewto' the 'machinethi'ough'a v *mauer blanks *suitablefor the-formation of a pillle'y'Hwhich'is carried by the shaft of'a built- "-boXbrlid. 1 :u zwdrum M- which may be of the usual'type, It is abroad object of thepresentinvention having suitable knives 26' aridcreasers28 car-' 15 "to provide-a machineinvvhich'cutting'of'an en- 1 ried thereon. In the present instance there are *t' e-"'sheetmav"be' efiected'in "both movements not only the edge trimmingknives" 26 but also 30 'that-"more'blanks"mayflbe formed from'the there is an intermediate -kriife 26- de'signd to originalsheetfi-spebifically this'is effected by so 'cut the'blank into twoparts. The knives 26 controlling the"blanks"a fter"initial' severing so cooperate with'similar knives{ 21' carried by the-'20 "'that th'ey will 'feedprope'rly totl'ie next set of lower cooperating ro11er-25. "Similarly'cooper- "ciittei's-"and creasers; Numerous "other objects ating creaserelementsare'carriedby this lower relating particularlyto"'details 'of construction roller. Suitable gearing connects the tworollers "willbeapparent' from" the following description 'so that they" i will rotate in" proper relationship "if-read jin fconjunction "with' the" accompanying -to" each -otl1er. I 7 i drawingsin whichz I Throughhbeveled gearin afl rot ation 'isiim- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the improved'ma- -parted:t0another*pair of rollers 32-an'd' 33 which, ""chhiey I I likewise, carry knives fs l and 35"and creasing v p "Fig72-isa f-ront'elevation thereof;certainpar'ts velements 36 and 31. Here again there is an inter being i'n section; v mediate knife provided*forcutting the *blank'30 'Figi 3 isasideelevationbf themachine'viewed atiright anglfi 130316118 Original Cam qt in' the direeti mof the-arrow 3in'Fig. 1 'willfbe understood, how'ever, that-several knives "fF f i is a3longitudinalsection'of the machine mayr benprovid d indr sp dihs'numtaken-"at right angles to the axis of the" first S-' V -i. Gears 38 connectthe two rollers for"trimming-'35 Sis'a 'sectionftakenori the plane indicated -or' cutting and 'crea'sing'movements while-a; train W5 5 jirfFig. 1, illustrating, certain parts ofthe ofngears fl' s s o d theishaftlfl at the machine and v "proper-rate of speed. to; actuate the moving blanks.

v ""Flg."6is sit-diagrammatic view ofthe original iMountedion"the inner end bf theshaft 'nlisa "40"blank'showingthe'cuts and-creasesformed there- 'cranls disc 42 "which"Carriesaradi yadju b *"40 fininth'eembodiment or the invention-illus- -cra pin fl'conneb'tdiby'ailihkilli"to i irated, v V v pivoted to a fixedpart of the-maehine'atits lower Th mabhine' 'comprises a sup ly table 2 and ndandt n t d y a fi lifl t -ad p dm f'a supporting table l. f The large blanks are carear 52 on a slide 54""mo'unted foi 'horizontal-slid- 15' riedenfth supiny tame: t form of a st c ing movements inasuitablez'guidesv56; The'slide*45 V 6"fifom"which"ithey arel'fd'fromfthe top of 'the 5 1' carries a-m0vable"gauge 58fewhich,easlimost stack toward "the 'first; glitters and ,creasers f cleanly illustrated in Fig. 1; has aforward puslriing Guideffingersazinustrated in'.Fig. 2 servefto diedge;iparallelwfiomvhe' axi eof he second 'rollers. rect the "feed blanks "downwardly. into proper 1125- d- 5 p re d wnwardly towards the position to be seizedsby'the initial rollers. 'In ble d in Fig; I

'oi'djfthat the blanks may" be entered between J Mountedabove-the table 4-is-asuitable frame- "the" rollers only atjthe, proper time, a 'stopin work 60 which-supports a-number of elements iis"providedfinthe"'form 'ofQa vertically recipdesigned v to secure the proper relationship of rbcatlng slide' mountd-infguides l2.an'dprovidthenblanks. One of these comprises-an;-angle- "e'dwithsidewi'se ekten'ding'pins l4 between which iron 62' to which are secured rubber or flexible" 5 M fiber members 64 most clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. These flexible members are capable of yielding in a direction towards the second pair of feed rollers so that a blank may move in that direction but if movement of a blank in the opposite direction tends to occur the members press downwardly and grip the same preventing such movement. As will be, clear, hereafter, this feature is of utility. inasmuch as the gauge 58 may be moving rearwardly beneath a blank. To prevent movement of the blank therewith the flexible cluding a table, means for cutting into sections members are provided. V

Pressers 66 are provided to hold the blanks upon the table 4. These members which are. beveled upwardly at their edges are carried by posts 68 secured in blocks 10 pivoted on horizontal rods 12. As will be obvious from Fig. 1, if a blank is moving towards the left in that figure thepressers 66 will readily rock upwardly to permit the blank to move therebelow. Brushes 14 of the type usually 7 used also tend to hold the blanks upon the table. To limit the inward movement of the blanks thereis provided a stop 16 adjustable along a rod 18 which is pivoted in the frame 68. An arm 88 I attached to its free end is connected by a pin and slot connection with the upper end of a lever 82 pivoted to the frame and arranged so that its downwardly extending end is engageable by a cam 84 incontact with which it is held by a spring 85. The object of this arrangement is to provide for raising of the stop out of the path of the moving gauge 58 so that the gauge may,

slide below the same without impact. Suitable adjustment of stop 16 along therod 18 provides for various sizes of blanks.

Directly beyond the rollers 24 and25 are feed.

rollers 88 designed to engage the incoming blank which is separated into a plurality of pieces and direct "thepieces into engagement with downwardly extending 'flngers 86 which project at [leading ends of the blanks beneath the pressers and brushes. The rollers 88 are driven through suitable. gearing 98 from the pulley 22.

I Fig.5 illustrates the original blank with the cut and crease lines thereon. The cut a is made by thecentral knives 26 and 2! on the rollers 24 and 25 while the cut b is made by the central knives 34 and 35 on rollers 32 and 33. While in the set-up disclosed only one series of central cutting knives is shown on rollers 24 and 25, it will beunderstood that a plurality of knives maybe used to divide the blank into several separate blanks which are fed together upon the table 4. If there are more than two blanks a suitable number of guides 66 may be provided and the stop 16 may be extended to take care of all of the various sections approaching it. Of course, a plurality of stopsmay be provided if desired. Similarly, the

cutting eifected by the rollers32 and '33 may take place so as to sub-divide the various sections into any desired number of finished blanks. Instead of forming merely four blanks, for example, sixteen or various intermediate numbers of blanks may be formed from a single .feed. i f ,fIn the operation of themachine, in view of the extended travel of the gauge 58; it must be such as to present the trailing blank to the rollers 32- and-33. The sections fed through the rollers 34 and35 and 88 will ordinarily pass over the gauge 58 as illustrated in Fig.- 5. As the gauge withdraws the members 64 prevent-the sections from moving therewith thus holding their edges together so following sections do not ride up and 1 over leading ones so that upon forward movement in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

'1. A blank'cutting and creasing machine inblanks fedtowards the table, means for cutting thesections socformed when moved from the table at an angle .to their original movement and means for so moving the sections in succession from the table, said last means including a pusher having arange of movement sufllcient to introduce the last trailing section to the second cutting means and means for continuously yieldingly holding theblanks downwardly upon the table and edge to edge whilebeing moved 2.A blank cutting and creasing machine including atable, meansv for cutting into sections blanks fed towards the table, means for cutting the sections so formed when movedatanangle' to their original movement, and means for so moving the sections in succession from the table, said last means including a pusherfh avinga range of movement sufficient to introduce thelastfi trailing section to the second cutting means and means for .holding the blanks downwardly upon the table comprising pivoted pressers yieldable to readily permit movement of the sections on the table.

g 3. A blank cutting and creasing machine including a table, means for cutting .intosections blanks fed towards the table, a stop forlimiting movements of the sections, means forcutting the sections so formed when moved at an: angle t0, 0 their original movement, and means for so moving. the sections.insuccession from thejtable, said last named means including .a. pusher having. a range of movementsuflicient tointroduce the last trailing section to the secondcuttingimeans and means for moving the stop fromthezpathof the pusher. 7

4. A blank cutting and creasing machineincluding a table, means for cutting into sections blanks fed towards the table, means for cutting 5 .0 the sections so formed when moved at an angle' to their original movement, and means. for so moving the sectionsin succession from thetable, saidlast means including a pusher having a range of movement sufllcientto introduce the angle to their original movement," andmeans for so moving the sections in successionlromthe table, the preventing means including a stop automatically controlled to release ablank at'the proper'time by a cam timed with respect to other parts of the mechanism. 1

6. A blank cutting and creasing machine including a table, means for cutting into'sections blanks fed towards the table, meansjfor cutting the sections so formedwhen' moved from the [table at an angle: toftheirforlginal moyement lfi means for so moving the sections in succession from the table, and means for continuously yieldingly holding the blanks downwardly along their abutting edges upon the table and edge to edge while being moved.

7. A blank cutting and creasing machine including a table, means for cutting into sections blanks fed towards the table, means for cutting the sections so formed when moved at an angle to their original movement, means for so moving the sections in succession from the table, said last means including a pusher having a range of movement suflicient to introduce the last trailing section to the second cutting means, means for preventing movements of sections overlying the pusher during retracting movements of the pusher, and means acting at certain times for preventing introduction of a blank to the first named cutting means but permitting the feeding of a blank to the first mentioned cutting means during the retracting movements of the pusher. 10

LINWOOD WISMER. 

